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8 economist sunsuntribune transportation saturday sept 3 2005 rush hour service ideal for students staff photosjoerd witteveen dan miles with the york region rapid transit corpora tion demonstrates how to buy a ticket for the viva bus at the richmond hill hub at yonge street and highway 7 by linda johnson staff writer public transit has always been a boon to students after all last minute studying is a lot easier when you dont have to keep two hands on the wheel with the introduction of viva york regions rapid bus transit more students will likely choose to travel to school by bus than ever before the new buses take to the streets sunday running along yonge street from the finch subway station to bernard avenue in rich mond hill and on hwy 7 from york university to town centre boulevard in markham i think this opens the door to a whole new transit experience this will provide students with a transit sys tem unlike theyve ever seen before in the gta york region rapid transit spokesperson dan miles said buses run from 6 am to midnight weekdays during peak hours 630 to 9 am and 4 to 630 pm buses will run every five to 10 minutes the rest of the time intervals between buses should not exceed 15 minutes mr miles said an added benefit with viva he added is anyone waiting for a bus can learn exactly when it is coming by checking die digital display installed at every station stop and terminal so theres no need for the schedule once you get to the station you just look at the digital display and it says two minutes he said travel time will be reduced by a system allowing riders to buy their tickets before boarding the bus from machines at the stop that means when board ing and leaving a bus they can use any door they prefer fare officers will check tickets at random and unlike tickets in the past that were invalid as soon as a person left a bus the new ones are good for two hours so you will have up to two hours to get on and off with that one ticket mr miles said tickets are also valid if a rider needs to transfer to a regular yrt bus on another route the single bus fare the same for adults seniors students and children remains unchanged at 225 monthly passes are 52 high school students 35 seniors and 78 adults in addition to station and terminals tickets and passes are also available at vendors such as stores and libraries in the second of vivas fourstage introduction buses start travelling hwy 7 from warden avenue to mccowan road and from martin grove road to downsview subway station as well as from the unionville go station to the don mills subway station service will be extended nov 20 along yonge from bernard through aurora to the newmarket terminal finally a second weekday rush hour route starting from the finch subway station and going north on yonge and east on hwy 7 to warden starts jan 1 viva operates saturdays 7 am to midnight and sun days from 9 am to midnight for more information visit wwwvivayorkcom or call 905-886- 6767 for 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performing arts for 6 six perform ances beginning february 22 2006 we are look ing for 40 to 50 actors who are between the ages of 10 to 30 preference is given to york region residents a public information session will be held at the upper level of crosby arena on sunday sep- qs i ft tember 112005 at 200 pm further details can be obtained tvl ksf j cj by calling our hotline at 416 8606198 or by logging on to our website at wwwunionvilletheatrecom the utc is supported by a grant from the ontario trillium foundation readers books crystals lectures demonstrations friday 12 pm 10 pm saturday 11 am 10 pm sunday am 7 pm admission 7 good all weekend sept 91011 newmarket community centre downtown wwwpsychicexposcom for free stuff recognize the signs of stroke when you see them vision problems sudden loss of vision particularly in one eye or double vision headaches sudden severe and unusual headaches weakness sudden weakness numbness andor tingling in the face arm or leg trouble speaking 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